Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C.
Major Event/Theme in American History
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Time Period/Date(s)
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Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History
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1) The causes of the Cold War and its effects on the politico-economic and cultural milieus of the U.S.; include:
a) The Truman doctrine
b) The Korean War
c) Eisenhower and the 1950s
d) JFK and the Cuban missile crisis and the JFK Assassination
e) Johnson and the Great Society
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2) The theme (thread) of God-given rights/freedoms as it relates to:
a) The Civil Rights Movement
b) The Vietnam War
c) The Women’s Rights Movement
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3) The cumulative effect of the integrity crisis in the Johnson (Vietnam) and Nixon (Watergate) presidencies on the cultural milieu of the nation.
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4) The conservative revolution of the 1980s, including the impact of the “Religious Right” and the legacy of the Reagan Administration.
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5) The end of the Cold War in the early 1990s (including the fall of the Berlin Wall).
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6) Trends in American Domestic and Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War Era.
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